Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. - Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Since 1891, our mission has been, and remains today, to provide the finest professional construction services to meet our clientsâ€™ needs for quality construction. As an employee-owned firm, our goal is to assure our clients real value for their dollar.

The Frederik Meijer Gardens Conservatory

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The largest glass-house conservatory in the state, the Frederik Meijer Gardens sits on a 70-acre site off the East Beltline in Grand Rapids that was once open farmland. Much of the land has been left in its natural state; barrier free nature trails provide access to surrounding land.

A 15,800 square foot conservatory has created a miniature tropical rainforest where plants from around the world grow in a controlled climate.

Design Features: - Five-story-high, glass-enclosed conservatory with a 14-foot cascading waterfall and 16,000 exotic plants. - Concrete "trees", 22 feet high, weighing over 11 tons each, which support the roof over the gallery and lobby areas.- A sophisticated computerized system for temperature and moisture control; automatically operates vents, shade curtains and a high-pressure mist system in the conservatory.